Have you ever wanted to be a deckhand and sail on one of the old tall ships wharfed at the Embarcadero? Hoist rigs, shiver me timbers, and yell “Land ho!” from a crow’s nest? The …
January 9, 2016
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My acting bucket list: Melissa Fernandes
I’m asking veteran actors to name five dream roles and say why. The answers not only reveal aspirations, they may put an idea in the minds of artistic directors and producers — even choices that …
January 9, 2016
Frye comes in for the kill
In January 2014, former city councilmember Donna Frye, now president of open-government group Californians Aware, and the group's lead attorney, Terry Francke, urged San Diego city councilmembers to place an initiative on the 2014 ballot …
January 9, 2016
Deported veterans inspired by Bernie Sanders
“I will expand the use of humanitarian parole to ensure the return of unjustly deported immigrants, including our veterans,” Bernie Sanders said in an address posted to YouTube the day before Thanksgiving. “The United States …
January 9, 2016
That’s not a Thai salad
We inlanders (who are at least a 15-minute drive to the coastline) can get caught up in our day to day and forget the sparkling majesty that lies just beyond the concrete horizon. Every once …
January 9, 2016
Pfizer buys naming rights for new Los Angeles NFL franchise
"Football has always been the sexiest sport,” says Pfizer head of brand development Sam Stuffer. "The whole point is the conquest of territory, forcing your opponent to yield to your power. You’ve got positions like …
January 9, 2016